“If you are asking me whether I want to sell him now, not at all because he has been absolutely first class.

“We’ve had no offers for Saido, he is scoring goals and been a pleasure to work with.

“He has been the last on the training ground every morning, been doing extra with Kempy (Dave Kemp) and Jewely (Paul Jewell), the important thing is we have to make sure he has a clear mind when he goes on the football pitch.

“You have a situation where Luis Suarez goes from Liverpool when they finished second last year and they sell him because it was the right deal for the football club.